Project Director (Morgan Sindall)

Position: Project Director

Employer: Morgan Sindall Group (Morgan Sindall Infrastructure)

Reference ID: REQN0001155

Work Arrangement: ONSITE

Posted Date: 30/06/2026

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure delivers high-quality complex civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK. With frameworks and major schemes spanning nuclear decommissioning at Sellafield, National Grid energy transmission networks, major highways enhancements for National Highways, and high-speed rail programmes, Morgan Sindall provides an environment of innovation, engineering excellence, and long-term career development.

Wixams, Bedfordshire

Talented people are the key to our success.

We are seeking an exceptional Project Director to lead the delivery of Wixams Station, a strategically important new-build rail infrastructure project for Network Rail.

This newly created role presents a unique opportunity to take ownership of one of the UK's most significant station developments from its early design stages through to successful handover. As Project Director, you will provide overall strategic direction, leadership and governance, ensuring the project is delivered safely, sustainably and efficiently while achieving key objectives for cost, programme, quality and stakeholder satisfaction.

This is a high-profile leadership position requiring a proven project professional who can successfully navigate complex stakeholder environments, build high-performing teams and successfully deliver major rail infrastructure programmes.

Working closely with Network Rail and a broad range of industry partners, you will oversee the full project lifecycle, encompassing design, engineering, construction, commercial management and final handover.

Provide overall direction, management and leadership for the delivery of Wixams Station.

Lead multidisciplinary project teams to achieve programme, cost, quality and safety targets.

Drive project governance, risk management, value engineering and continuous improvement initiatives.

Develop and maintain strong relationships with Network Rail and key project stakeholders.

Provide strategic planning, project reporting and delivery recommendations to senior leadership and clients.

Lead and challenge project budgets, forecasts and delivery strategies to ensure successful outcomes.

Champion health, safety, environmental and quality excellence across all project activities.

Motivate, develop and inspire project teams while fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance.

Identify opportunities for innovation, efficiency and business growth within the programme and wider rail portfolio.

Significant experience delivering large-scale rail infrastructure projects, ideally including major station developments or complex multidisciplinary programmes.

A proven track record leading projects of comparable scale and complexity, ideally valued in the region of £100m+.

Outstanding leadership skills with the ability to provide clear direction in challenging and complex environments.

Strong client and stakeholder management experience within the rail sector.

Excellent commercial, programme and risk management capability.

Exceptional communication, negotiation and influencing skills at executive and client level.

Degree qualification in Civil Engineering or an equivalent discipline.

The ability to build, mentor and develop high-performing teams whilst maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality and delivery excellence

Millions of people rely on Britain’s rail network to take them safely and efficiently across the country every day. Morgan Sindall helps this happen by providing renewed and enhanced rail infrastructure with the minimum of passenger disruption.

Our customers receive a multi-disciplined service covering electrification, power supply, tunnelling and a full range of civil engineering and building capabilities including structures, lineside infrastructure, and station enhancements. This is complemented by track and signalling works from our supply chain partners to provide a complete rail offering.

Our expertise is focused not only on effective delivery of projects within a railway environment, but also on minimising disruption for railway users through the adoption of innovative working practices and techniques. These include ‘live launch’ bridge construction, in which we can install bridges while allowing railways beneath to remain operational.

From landmark station refurbishment projects and platform extensions to tunnelling works and bridge launches, we have a record of delivering rail projects that are helping to provide a rail network fit for the 21st century.

Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.

Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

Estimated Remuneration: GBP £95,000 - £1,35,000 per annum (competitive market rate commensurate with experience)

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